SC directs PIA to lower Islamabad-GB airfare

The Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing a suo motu case on Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) high airfare to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), directed the national flag carrier to lower its rates to the tourist destination.

Bukhari responded to the CJP's question with details for the fare for a round-trip from Islamabad to Sukkur instead, which he said amounted to Rs26,000.

"The fare (for a round-trip from Islamabad to GB) is almost Rs30,000," the CJP told the lawyer. "From here [Islamabad] to GB is a half-hour journey," the top judge said. "Do not mistreat the people [of GB] in this manner."